Harriet Tubman Vocab 2
Harriet Tubman Vocabulary 2:
- Quakers– a religious group, many felt it was their duty to help slaves escape freedom.
- Safe house– a place where runaway slaves could find food and shelter. Also known as a “station.”
- Overseer– a person who directed the work of slaves on a plantation.
- Emancipation– to free from slavery.
- Civil War– a war fought from 1861-1865 between the northern and southern states that brought about the abolition of slavery.
- Spirituals– religious songs sung by slaves to lift their spirits and relay information.
- Insurrection– the act or an instance of open revolt or violent uprising against civil authority or a constituted government.
- Meager– lacking in quantity or quality. Lean or thin.
- Perilous– full of danger or risk. Exposed to imminent risk of disaster or ruin.
- Incomprehensible– not capable of being understood.
- Instill– to supply gradually, usually referring to education or information.
- Eloquence– ability to speak forcefully and persuasively, and often in pleasing way.
- Dispel– to drive away
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